Rosser and Nugent Lead NSW to Strong Showing at NICC

The National Indigenous Cricket Championships (NICC) came to an end yesterday on Yuwibara Country in Mackay, with New South Wales finishing runners up against Queensland in the men’s division and third in the women’s division. 

Pictured: Austyn Nugent in action during the Men's Final match between Queensland and New South Wales at Great Barrier Reef Arena

In the men’s final, NSW were defeated by Queensland by seven wickets with opening batter Pat Rosser top scoring with a clean half-century. With the ball, Ben Patterson and Austyn Nugent claimed a wicket each as Queensland’s Dylan McLachlan (73*) ran away with the game. 

In the women’s division, NSW narrowly missed out on a place in the final after a defeat to Queensland on Sunday afternoon. 

NSW had three players named across the me Men’s and Women’s Team of the Tournament:  

  • Pat Rosser | third highest run scorer (men’s) 
  • Austyn Nugent | fifth highest run scorer (men’s) 
  • Callee Black | sixth highest run scorer (women’s) 

Cricket NSW would like to extend their congratulations to Pat Rosser and Damien Duroux who represented the NSW Men’s Indigenous Team for the 20th time.  

In addition to the two playing teams, Nick Warburton represented NSWCUSA and Cricket NSW as an umpire, his first Cricket Australia tournament.  

NSW statistics leaders | 2024/25 National Indigenous Cricket Championships

Men’s leading run-scorers 

  • Pat Rosser | 141 runs | 70.5 average | 50 top score 
  • Ethan Fitzpatrick | 105 runs | 26.25 average | 34 top score 
  • Kobe Ross | 39 runs | 13 average | 34 top score  

Men’s leading wicket-takers 

  • Austyn Nugent | 6 wickets | 11.33 average | 3-10 best-bowling 
  • Pat Rosser | 3 wickets | 20.33 average | 2-10 best-bowling 
  • Ben Mitchell | 3 wickets | 24.33 average | 1-10 best-bowling 

Women’s leading run-scorers 

  • Callee Black | 82 runs | 41 average | 29 top score 
  • Roxsanne Van-Veen | 57 runs | 11.4 average | 17 top score 
  • Zoe Flemming | 38 runs | 19 average | 11 top score 

 Women’s leading wicket-takers 

  • Taleha Urszulak | 4 wickets | 24.75 average | 2-10 best-bowling 
  • Cadence Waters | 2 wickets | 20.5 average | 1-8 best-bowling 
  • Aimee Ravot | 2 wickets | 25.5 average | 1-11 best-bowling 

Cricket NSW would like to congratulate and thank your high-performance staff for their preparation and dedication to helping players be at their best for the NICC. 

NSW Women’s Head Coach | Kerry Marshall 
NSW Women’s Manager | Hannah Trethewy  
NSW Women’s Mentor | Loretta Stanley-Black 
NSW Team Physio | Katie Ryan 

NSW Men’s Head Coach | Jeff Cook  
NSW Men’s Manager | Anthony Kershler  
NSW Men’s Mentor | Damien Duroux 

Full scores and results from the tournament can be found here 

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